South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3828

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sheheen, Bales, Altman, Coates, Lucas, McCraw, McLeod, Phillips, Rutherford, G.M. Smith, J.E. Smith and Talley
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Introduced in the House on March 20, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Commission, candidates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/20/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   3/20/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/20/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NOMINATION OF NOT MORE THAN THREE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF NAMES THE COMMISSION MAY SUBMIT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTION PROVIDED ALL ARE FOUND QUALIFIED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 2-19-80(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 391 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(A)    The commission shall make nominations to the General Assembly of candidates and their qualifications for election to the Supreme Court, court of appeals, circuit court, family court, and the administrative law judge division. It shall review the qualifications of all applicants for a judicial office and select therefrom and submit to the General Assembly the names and qualifications of the three candidates whom it considers best qualified for the judicial office under consideration. If fewer than three persons apply to fill a vacancy or if the commission concludes there are fewer than three candidates qualified for a vacancy, it shall submit to the General Assembly only the names and qualifications of those who are considered to be qualified, with a written explanation for submitting fewer than three names. There is no limit on the number of names the commission may submit to the General Assembly for election provided all are found qualified."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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